Technology+Tidbits

=Technology Elements for Classroom Use =

Ning
 Social network for collaboration and communication. Many writing projects are using this as their main form of communication and web presence. It allows each member to express their individuality on their own page as well as belonging to small groups and the larger group as a whole. [|SCKWP] [|Tech Liaisons] [|Kansas Coalition]

National Day of Writing
SCKWP Gallery: []

Blogs
Web Logs - Journal applications. Student journals that receive feedback from classmates, not just the teacher. You can also open these up for feedback from the outside world. Choices vary from the wide open aspect of Blogger, to the closed, controlled situation of [|Classblogmeister] Blogging

Wikis
PB Wiki: http://pbworks.com/ Wikispaces: http://wikispaces.com Wikis Page

Google Docs
Allows users to collaborate on common documents where all parties can make changes and the document remains intact. Also offers a history file to return to a previous version of a document. WordProcessing Spreadsheet Presentation Forms [|Help Site]

Podcasts
[|Podfeed:] http://www.podfeed.net/ [|Jane Austen Podcast] [|The History Capsule] [|NPR:]http://www.npr.org/rss/podcast/podcast_directory.php [|Educational Podcast Network -] EPN: http://epnweb.org/ Podcasting

Digital Storytelling
Moviemaker (Microsoft Office) media type="file" key="Civil War Battlefields.wmv" width="201" height="201" Premiere (Adobe) Lesson [|PhotoStory] (Microsoft - Free) Powerpoint / [|Pechakucha] (chatter) Examples:

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